Bye Bye Birdie The Most WONDERFUL Entertainment EVER! EVER! A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted. Details Casts Title Bye Bye Birdie Release Date 1963-04-04 Runtime 01 Hours 52 Minutes Genres Comedy Music Production Companies Kohlmar-Sidney Productions, Columbia Pictures Production Countries United States of America Janet Leigh Rosie DeLeon Dick Van Dyke Albert F. Peterson Ann-Margret Kim McAfee Maureen Stapleton Mama Mae Peterson Bobby Rydell Hugo Peabody Jesse Pearson Conrad Birdie Paul Lynde Harry McAfee Mary LaRoche Doris McAfee Michael Evans Claude Paisley Robert Paige Bob Precht Gregory Morton Maestro Borov Bryan Russell Randolph McAfee Milton Frome Mr. Maude Ed Sullivan Himself Ben Astar Ballet Manager Trudi Ames Ursula Frank Albertson Mayor Beverly Yates Mayor's Wife Frank Sully Bartender Bo Peep Karlin Ursula's Mother Melinda Marx Teenager Mell Turner Shriner Gil Lamb Lanky Shriner Lee Aaker Student Leader Karel Shimoff Prima Ballerina Donald Lawton Russian Consul Yvonne White Telephone Operator Richard Adams Assistant Director (uncr? Sherry Granato Nancy (uncredited) Harold Miller Production Crew Member (? Jerry Orbach Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Pr? Evelyn Rudie Teenager (uncredited) Cosmo Sardo Production Crew Member (? Michael Smith Teenager (uncredited) Lynn Fields Teenager (uncredited)